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he wants the election to play itself out. rather than seeing this as a moment he can step up on stage and say this is the kind of leader i will be. >> is this a time where political sins can be forgiven? i mean you see chris christie and president obama working back and forth, the public sees this. this is really the way it's supposed to be, isn't it? >> it's not a moment for punishment or the accounting of past grievances. this is about practicalities and the extraordinary thing, we can set aside what's going to happen on the ground as important as it is. this president has denied any claim of bipartisanship for the last three or four years. that's the intentional policy of republicans. through mitch mcconnell on health care and here you have one of the most outspoken conservatives. going out there saying this president has done a wonderful job. when governor christie does that, it says to undecided voters that tiny remains that those independents saying are you a polarizing figure or someone to bring the country together. i
he wants the election to play itself out. rather than seeing this as a moment he can step up on stage and say this is the kind of leader i will be. >> is this a time where political sins can be forgiven? i mean you see chris christie and president obama working back and forth, the public sees this. this is really the way it's supposed to be, isn't it? >> it's not a moment for punishment or the accounting of past grievances. this is about practicalities and the extraordinary thing,...
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campaigns respect just about getting elected. they try to project to the american people what kind of president you want to be. now, it's one thing for mitt romney to stand on stage with a microphone. if he wanted to show compassion he should have just done the photo-op of those in need. that's what this president will be doing with governor christie. you go there and look presidential and speak for the country. it's not just at this event. any time current events have injected themselves into the election, governor romney has stumbled. he did it with the libya attacks. he wants the election to play itself out too badly rather than seeing it as a moment where he can step up and say this is the kind of leader i will be. >> is this a time where political sins can be forgiven? i mean you see chris christie and president obama working back and forth. the public sees this. this is really the way it's supposed to be. isn't it? >> look, this is not a moment for retribution or punishment or the accounting of past grievances but about pra
campaigns respect just about getting elected. they try to project to the american people what kind of president you want to be. now, it's one thing for mitt romney to stand on stage with a microphone. if he wanted to show compassion he should have just done the photo-op of those in need. that's what this president will be doing with governor christie. you go there and look presidential and speak for the country. it's not just at this event. any time current events have injected themselves into...
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serious problem when it comes to being re-elected speaker. as a politician you start dealing with re-election you're dealing with some very serious emotional problems. and i just hope that as we go home, we've been home for the holidays, we listen to the religious leaders, the people that are really dependent on social security and health care, if we listen to the people who put us in office and those who supported the president, we should be rational in coming back to the table and trying to hold on to this much credibility if we have any left at all and get this job done. >> there it is. rational and perhaps even rational exuberance like the market. congressman charlie rangel, thank you so much, my friend. >> thank you, doctor. >>> now let's turn to msnbc political analyst richard wolff, vice president and executive editor of msnbc.com. my friend, there's more movement today than we've seen in a while, but is this just the optics? are they really trying to save face literally or is there something substantive in the offing here? >> more mov
serious problem when it comes to being re-elected speaker. as a politician you start dealing with re-election you're dealing with some very serious emotional problems. and i just hope that as we go home, we've been home for the holidays, we listen to the religious leaders, the people that are really dependent on social security and health care, if we listen to the people who put us in office and those who supported the president, we should be rational in coming back to the table and trying to...
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trying to disrupt the primaries for the recalling elections. the party is running fake democrats in the may 8th primaries for each of the six recall elections. it didn't work when they tried it last summer and i don't think it's going to work now. that state very focussed right now. let's go to john nichols, author of the book "uprising" by is doing very well. all right. to get in trouble for sandwiches and it's just unbleachable. is there any chance this could be a problem for the romney campaign? >> yes, there is. this evening i consulted with the former attorney general of wisconsin and i said, look, should we take this seriously? and former attorney general said, let's be clear about the facts. number one, this is a state law that's been on the books for decades. number two, every candidate for office is informed about this law. it is no secret. it's been well publicized. number three, candidates who run repeatedly for office, folks like paul ryan running in a dozen of primaries and general elections over the years are well informed of the
trying to disrupt the primaries for the recalling elections. the party is running fake democrats in the may 8th primaries for each of the six recall elections. it didn't work when they tried it last summer and i don't think it's going to work now. that state very focussed right now. let's go to john nichols, author of the book "uprising" by is doing very well. all right. to get in trouble for sandwiches and it's just unbleachable. is there any chance this could be a problem for the...
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eminem has elected not to use it. i recommend anyone who doesn't have a direct blood line to a slave use it. >> don't cool real white people know they don't use that term? >> mostly they do, yes. >> what do you make about the rappers? >> i think they're great poets and in some cases, it depends on the subject matter. all rappers are different. you mean about them using the word? >> i'm talking about them having an awareness or not awareness of the history of the word. >> some do. i think noz has an awareness. i think reverend run knows, knew, and his son -- i know he uses the same word. so that reality is in our community. just because a couple of more affluent blacks and many other blacks, middle-class blacks object to it, older generations, they can't necessarily stop it. we have it, the word is here. it's being used a certain way. >> no doubt. >> how do we deal with it is the question. >> listen here, absolutely right. we got 20 seconds left and i'll just say this. would i suggest ll
eminem has elected not to use it. i recommend anyone who doesn't have a direct blood line to a slave use it. >> don't cool real white people know they don't use that term? >> mostly they do, yes. >> what do you make about the rappers? >> i think they're great poets and in some cases, it depends on the subject matter. all rappers are different. you mean about them using the word? >> i'm talking about them having an awareness or not awareness of the history of the...
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it's like the election didn't happen. it's back to where the president was negotiating with republicans having a stronger hand threatening the full phase of the government and economic collapse. he won. he won big about talking about taxing the upper income people and not hitting the middle class with more cuts and social security, medicare and medicaid. social security, not a penny to the deficit. medicare, he wants $250 million over a quarter of a year. that saves for medicare. and medicaid is more essential now than it's ever been and it's a key part of obama care. i don't know what mr. plouffe was talking about. i think he got the republican talking points mixed up with his. >> that was my first impression when i saw the videotape as well. the question comes up. what are you willing to accept in a deal when it comes to programs like medicare and medicaid? >> look, this december should be about revenues. then we can go on to have discussions about the long-term solvency and where medicare fits in and the changes coming
it's like the election didn't happen. it's back to where the president was negotiating with republicans having a stronger hand threatening the full phase of the government and economic collapse. he won. he won big about talking about taxing the upper income people and not hitting the middle class with more cuts and social security, medicare and medicaid. social security, not a penny to the deficit. medicare, he wants $250 million over a quarter of a year. that saves for medicare. and medicaid...
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that's what this election is about. and romney has got a plan that's not going to ask the wealthiest americans to do more. that's it the difference. >>> romney's attempt to reset his campaign didn't get very far with the "60 minutes" interviews. richard wolf and dean baker will join me next. stay with us. >>> can mitt romney convince voters? richard wolffe and dean baker will weigh in next. >>> newt gingrich, he's back at it. joins todd akin on the campaign trail and says mitt will change his mind. i will ask howard fineman how far the republican party will go to win the senate. >>> and romney says the uninsured can rely on emergency rooms for health care. but five years ago, he called the same practice socialism. we'll have the details. share your thoughts with us on facebook and on twitter using the hash tag edshow. [ male ann] it seems like every company has a facebook page these days. but where's the relationship status? well, esurance is now in a relationship...with allstate. and it looks pretty serious. esurance.
that's what this election is about. and romney has got a plan that's not going to ask the wealthiest americans to do more. that's it the difference. >>> romney's attempt to reset his campaign didn't get very far with the "60 minutes" interviews. richard wolf and dean baker will join me next. stay with us. >>> can mitt romney convince voters? richard wolffe and dean baker will weigh in next. >>> newt gingrich, he's back at it. joins todd akin on the campaign...
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if the president wins re-election. i'm convinced that bill clinton's next job will be to help the president sell a budget deal to democrats who may not want to go along. that's almost a tougher job than getting the president reelected. >> are you worried about the voter suppression that is taking place in ohio? it seems to be much more intense in ohio. much more organized, county to county, it looks like they have really done a job. the numbers are down. there they are off from 2008. >> cuyahoga county, we're talking about cleveland. democrats need a big turnout in cleveland in order to carry the state. i think, yes, the republicans are focused on the mechanics of this much more than the past. look at ohio. look at florida. those are the two states where we have to look. do they extend voting hours? do they put rules in that really make it difficult? there will be lawyers all over the place. every presipgt in florida and ohio in particular. if it's close. if it's down to the wire. expect lawsuits. expect all kinds of s
if the president wins re-election. i'm convinced that bill clinton's next job will be to help the president sell a budget deal to democrats who may not want to go along. that's almost a tougher job than getting the president reelected. >> are you worried about the voter suppression that is taking place in ohio? it seems to be much more intense in ohio. much more organized, county to county, it looks like they have really done a job. the numbers are down. there they are off from 2008....
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another clip from today's speech. >> if we're going to safeguard our second amendment, it's time to elect a president that will defend the rights president obama ignores or minimizes. >> in 2005, romney signed a permanent ban, you get that nra guy, a permanent ban saying deadly assault weapons have no place in massachusetts. maybe that's why romney only said the word gun once in his entire speech today to the nra. you see romney tries to talk tough in front of the nra, but it's not very convincing. he's what you would call a sheep in wolf's clothing. in the big finish tonight, 100 years after the titanic sunk, we're still learning new fascinating details about the ship's last hours. that's next. i went to a small high school. the teacher that comes to mind for me is my high school math teacher, dr. gilmore. i mean he could teach. he was there for us, even if we needed him in college. you could call him, you had his phone number. he was just focused on making sure we were gonna be successful. he would never give up on any of us. [♪...] >> i wish my patients could see what i see. that ove
another clip from today's speech. >> if we're going to safeguard our second amendment, it's time to elect a president that will defend the rights president obama ignores or minimizes. >> in 2005, romney signed a permanent ban, you get that nra guy, a permanent ban saying deadly assault weapons have no place in massachusetts. maybe that's why romney only said the word gun once in his entire speech today to the nra. you see romney tries to talk tough in front of the nra, but it's not...
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but not on election day. so they have to go into election day with a good lead in the early voting or they won't make it. >> here's romney today in iowa talking about people getting handouts. >> paul and i have not promised you bigger check from the govern in the and we haven't promised to take some people to redistribute to you. >> richard, is this another last ditch effort to appeal to white resentment? >> honestly, at this point, even a dog whistle doesn't break through. what matters is the ground came. the republican playbook is, they have the intensity. there are enough people who hate the president that they will show up anyway. you are seeing two different philosophies of how you get people to go out and vote. the obama campaign is playing that macrogame and find the actual individuals who will show up to vote. now, you still have to have people who go up and vote. this is a long way from being over. if you have that organization, the bet is and they showed it before in 2008, you can actually make thos
but not on election day. so they have to go into election day with a good lead in the early voting or they won't make it. >> here's romney today in iowa talking about people getting handouts. >> paul and i have not promised you bigger check from the govern in the and we haven't promised to take some people to redistribute to you. >> richard, is this another last ditch effort to appeal to white resentment? >> honestly, at this point, even a dog whistle doesn't break...
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will this play in the election? >> sure, it goes to the whole question of the character and quality of presidential leadership. romney found that out in the second debate when he went after the president on libya, got slapped down, got corrected by candy crowley, and the president has a big advantage there. the question is deeper. the question is is this guy up to the crises we face as a nation? we saw barack obama in last week respond in exactly the way americans want him to respond, and who would have thought that chris christie would be the october surprise? that this guy would -- >> october political surprise. >> yeah. he would be the october political surprise, that he would stand up and it's true, and say the president has been incredible, he's been on the phone every time i needed him. today when he was asked, he said i haven't talked to the president today because i don't need to because fema is doing everything they asked. but if i need to, i'll call him and he'll be there. >> so if this election is about t
will this play in the election? >> sure, it goes to the whole question of the character and quality of presidential leadership. romney found that out in the second debate when he went after the president on libya, got slapped down, got corrected by candy crowley, and the president has a big advantage there. the question is deeper. the question is is this guy up to the crises we face as a nation? we saw barack obama in last week respond in exactly the way americans want him to respond, and...
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it was very clear before the election, but we had an election. americans repudiated the republican idea. reverse robin hood economics and yet they are coming back with it. over and over and over again. i think the fact that boehner will not schedule a vote on the middle class extension of the bush tax cuts that the president wants, the senate has already passed this. boehner is under increasing pressure to schedule a vote on this and get it out of the way. once they do that, the game is over. >> nancy pelosi is trying to take care of that. she plans to bring a discharge petition to the floor of the house tomorrow. this would force republicans to openly accept or reject the middle class tax cuts. did this influence the republicans desire to release a plan? do you think this conversation in recent days about this technique that she's going to put on the floor, do you think that prompted this deal today? >> if you call this deal a plan. there's nothing here, ed. this is exactly what romney was touting. they don't want to raise taxes on the rich. the
it was very clear before the election, but we had an election. americans repudiated the republican idea. reverse robin hood economics and yet they are coming back with it. over and over and over again. i think the fact that boehner will not schedule a vote on the middle class extension of the bush tax cuts that the president wants, the senate has already passed this. boehner is under increasing pressure to schedule a vote on this and get it out of the way. once they do that, the game is over....
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that's what this election is about. and romney has got a plan that's not going to ask the wealthiest americans to do more. that's it the difference. >>> romney's attempt to reset his campaign didn't get very far with the "60 minutes" interviews. richard wolf and dean baker will join me next. stay with us. add up to 100 calories? your world. ♪ [ whispers ] real bacon... creamy cheese... 100 calories... [ chef ] ma'am [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup. 100 calories... [ chef ] ma'am i i had pain in my abdomen...g. it just wouldn't go away. i was spotting, but i had already gone through menopause. these symptoms may be nothing... but they could be early warning signs of a gynecologic cancer, such as cervical, ovarian, or uterine cancer. feeling bloated for no reason. that's what i remember. seeing my doctor probably saved my life. warning signs are not the same for everyone. if you think something's wrong... see your doctor. ask about gynecologic cancer. and get the inside knowledge. anyone have occ
that's what this election is about. and romney has got a plan that's not going to ask the wealthiest americans to do more. that's it the difference. >>> romney's attempt to reset his campaign didn't get very far with the "60 minutes" interviews. richard wolf and dean baker will join me next. stay with us. add up to 100 calories? your world. ♪ [ whispers ] real bacon... creamy cheese... 100 calories... [ chef ] ma'am [ male announcer ] progresso. you gotta taste this soup....
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we're 120 days away from the election. this is going to be the narrative for the obama campaign, and this is really not mitt romney. this is the obama campaign and the president willing to make the clear distinction in front of the american people. so the question is, are they any republicans out there in congress that might wind up agreeing with the president on this extension? >> virtually none. certainly none that are in congress now. you have a few renegades out there, but don't forget, most are still signed on with the grover norquist no new taxes pledge, number one. number two, the republicans understand what mitch mcconnell said on television. which is they've got to hold together on this or the whole thing falls apart. the president is trying to split them very shrewdly i think. but procedurally in the congress, having caught up with a couple of congressional aides today, the republicans are not going to allow in the house, they will not allow the kind of vote that the president wants. >> no. >> that the president
we're 120 days away from the election. this is going to be the narrative for the obama campaign, and this is really not mitt romney. this is the obama campaign and the president willing to make the clear distinction in front of the american people. so the question is, are they any republicans out there in congress that might wind up agreeing with the president on this extension? >> virtually none. certainly none that are in congress now. you have a few renegades out there, but don't...
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do we know where we're going in -- i will say that, i didn't feel like it was an election year, if i didn't know it. i mean, i didn't see -- there was not a lot of lines out there. there was a lot of talk about we as a country, as a team, as a people, we can do a lot. and i thought that was an important message throughout, a good theme, especially the way he ended it. what do you think. >> i think he has to be who he is, that's who he is. he's a consensus builder, he wants to bring us together. what he said about manufacturing, really really thrilled me. i was excited to hear about it, i'm from detroit, michigan, i represent minnesota now. both manufacturing states, and, you know, we want -- we make stuff, we build stuff, and we're good at it. we cannot give companies that want to offshore unfair advantage, and he was taing about rewarding patriotic corporations. what about time for that? >> here's what the president said about bringing more jobs back to our shores. here it is. >> so we have a huge opportunity at this moment to bring manufacturing back. but we have to seize it. tonig
do we know where we're going in -- i will say that, i didn't feel like it was an election year, if i didn't know it. i mean, i didn't see -- there was not a lot of lines out there. there was a lot of talk about we as a country, as a team, as a people, we can do a lot. and i thought that was an important message throughout, a good theme, especially the way he ended it. what do you think. >> i think he has to be who he is, that's who he is. he's a consensus builder, he wants to bring us...
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the president was elected on the basis he was not romney and romney was a poopy head and you should elect romney. >> he said he won not on policy, but because democrats painted romney as a poopy head. desperate times call for desperate measures with the looming fiscal cliff. even bill crystal is calling for a serious call. tonight in our survey, i asked you will republicans in congress finally work for the american people? 28% said yes, so optimistic, 72% of you said no. i hate to see it, but i'm a 72%er tonight. >>> coming up the ceo of papa johns is complaining about the cost of obama care. you might believe just how much money this guy makes. sam stein of "the huffington post" is here with the latest. >>> the founder and ceo of papa johns says obama care is is so costly his employees will pay the price. papa johns ceo was a big time romney supporter and fundraiser. he says he's impartial to obama care, but his actions suggest otherwise. day after the election, he told a group of college students the affordable care act in his employee's hours being cut. it would cost his business. comp
the president was elected on the basis he was not romney and romney was a poopy head and you should elect romney. >> he said he won not on policy, but because democrats painted romney as a poopy head. desperate times call for desperate measures with the looming fiscal cliff. even bill crystal is calling for a serious call. tonight in our survey, i asked you will republicans in congress finally work for the american people? 28% said yes, so optimistic, 72% of you said no. i hate to see it,...
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we have reached the end game of the presidential election. no more debates, just two campaigns pounding the pavement trying to win every last vote. there are only a few states left on the playing field. this morning president obama got a high five and a big hug from scott van, the one who bear hugged the president last month. >> we had a severe outbreak last night. it was at least stage three romnesia. i just want to go over some of the symptoms because i want to make sure nobody in the surrounding area catches it. if you say that you love american cars during a debate but you wrote an article titled "let detroit go bankrupt", you might have romnesia. if you talk about how much you love teachers during a debate, but said just a few weeks ago that we shouldn't hire anymore because they won't grow the economy, what do you have? >> romnesia. >> the president is fired up, but it's not all fun and games. the president and vice president told a crowd in ohio mitt romney's flip-flops are deadly serious. >> we joke about governor romney being all ove
we have reached the end game of the presidential election. no more debates, just two campaigns pounding the pavement trying to win every last vote. there are only a few states left on the playing field. this morning president obama got a high five and a big hug from scott van, the one who bear hugged the president last month. >> we had a severe outbreak last night. it was at least stage three romnesia. i just want to go over some of the symptoms because i want to make sure nobody in the...
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when this president was elected, between the day he was elected and the day he was sworn in, we bled about a million and a half jobs in the united states. think where we are now, we've had 22 months of sector job growth, 16 months of private sector job growth. to think this thing was in the ditch, who drove it there? and it's the policies that hadn't changed from the old policies to what they were talking about tonight, so i said tonight i thought it was a good night for democrats. any time the republicans are debating, we're doing better. >> well, the common talk around by the republicans is that the president of the united states has made the economy worse. do you feel, do you get a sense that the president of florida, as tough as the housing market is down there and as much as it has suffered and how homes have been devalued, that they don't think president obama has any responsibility at all for that? >> no. i think, of course, they recognize that this is a tough sled. everybody wishes the recovery was easier and more rapid. but also people know there's no magic bullet to this. a
when this president was elected, between the day he was elected and the day he was sworn in, we bled about a million and a half jobs in the united states. think where we are now, we've had 22 months of sector job growth, 16 months of private sector job growth. to think this thing was in the ditch, who drove it there? and it's the policies that hadn't changed from the old policies to what they were talking about tonight, so i said tonight i thought it was a good night for democrats. any time the...
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board members are not elected. they are appointed by the mayor's office. the board voted to close five elementary schools, phase out one high school and put ten schools into a so-called turnaround where all the teachers are fired and must reapply for their jobs. the plan will displace up to 600 teachers. 6,500 students will be affected. mostly minorities from low-income homes. one sophomore who testified yesterday said the closing of her school would force her to cross gang boundaries to get to another school. they don't care about my education or my safety, she said. rahm emanuel is behind this school board plan. the mayor of chicago has also secured the nato and g-8 summits for chicago in may. the estimates of the cost of that is $40 million to $65 million. revenues are generated from the economic impact but it's hard to say if it comes away close to covering the cost. this is, my friends, really happening all over the country and it's all about priorities. screwed up priorities. closing schools in poor neighborhoods. this isn't about an educational resu
board members are not elected. they are appointed by the mayor's office. the board voted to close five elementary schools, phase out one high school and put ten schools into a so-called turnaround where all the teachers are fired and must reapply for their jobs. the plan will displace up to 600 teachers. 6,500 students will be affected. mostly minorities from low-income homes. one sophomore who testified yesterday said the closing of her school would force her to cross gang boundaries to get to...